American Tobacco Trail Workday Tomorrow, Saturday July 22 9 AM

[Bill Bussey]

  HI Volunteers for the American Tobacco Trail,

This message is to remind you of our American Tobacco Trail workday, 
tomorrow, *Saturday, July 22*, on the American Tobacco Trail at the 
O'Kelly Chapel Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> at 9 a.m. 

Please join us,* Saturday, July 22* at 9 a.m. at the O'Kelly Chapel Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>in Chatham 
County. Scroll down the web page to find the directions. 

We'll be doing some general maintenance and upkeep on this section of 
trail. WE'll walk up the trail to see what needs to be done. We'll be 
cutting some overgrown grass, thorn bushes, removing downed limbs and 
trees, cleaning drainage ditches and any thing else that we see.

We'll start with the section north of O'Kelly Chapel Road. If you are 
driving from NC 751, which is about 2.5 miles west of the trail, this 
will be on your left side when you park along the road. This is on the 
same side of O'Kelly Chapel Road as the Rosemont development, which is 
on either side of the trail here. It is across the road from the golf 
course. Thus, if you arrive late, come join us *north *up the trail. 

Thanks to all who made it out last weekend to work at the Fayetteville 
Road Parking Area. We accomplished a lot and the *parking facility looks 
great!* Could the three men who came late to the workday please contact 
me via email or phone (919) 545-9104. I didn't get your names and 
contact info. I'd like to make sure that we have you on our 
participation list because you all really helped us by trimming the 
trees and branches.
 
Bring work gloves, full shoes or boots, clothing appropriate for the 
weather, water and a snack if you like.* *Be prepared for ticks and 
poison ivy. Ticks are especially bad this year. We've had success using 
Permethrin (available at most drugstores and outdoor retailers) sprayed 
on cuffs and waistbands on clothing. We suggest long pants and even 
light long sleeves. You will need to sign a waiver and participation list..

While you don't have to bring any tools because we'll mainly need 
"haulers and toters", we do have a wish list of tools if you'd like to 
bring them.

If you have a small push mower, we could use it at this workday. A 
string trimmer could be used instead as well. 

Feel free to bring a small hand pruning saw if you like. Loppers are 
always needed as well. Also, a wheelbarrow is always handy if you can 
haul it to the site.
 
We'll work till about noon or so. 
 
If it is rainy or worse on Saturday, we will have a limited workday that 
would end before noon. Or we may have none at all. Please use your best 
judgment to determine if you want to be working outside in rainy 
conditions.  However, I plan on working at least a little if it is 
anything short of a widespread hard rain. Feel free to call Bill Bussey 
at 919 545-9104 as late as 8 a.m., to verify a go or no go. However, if 
you aren't comfortable with the forecast, use your best judgment and 
join us or not as you prefer.   
If you or your group would like to work days or early evenings other 
than Saturdays, please let Bill Bussey <mailto:billbus at gte.net> know.

Please let Curt Devereux <mailto:devereux at gte.net> 919 919 544-3948  
Frank Bennett <mailto:FJB675 at hotmail.com>  919-851-3992 or Bill Bussey 
<mailto:billbus at gte.net> 919 545-9104  know if you have any questions.

For more information on ATT workdays, please see our Volunteering page 
at: http://triangletrails.org/VOLUNTEERS.HTM

For directions to workday meeting places and ATT Trailheads go to our 
directions page at: http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM*

*Future workdays are still being planned. Here is the tentative schedule 
for upcoming workdays.*

Upcoming American Tobacco Trail Workdays * (Saturday workdays start at 9 
a.m., Sunday 1 p.m. *
   *
*Saturday, July 22 *Chatham County Workday  O'Kelly Chapel Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

*Saturday, July 29 *Durham Workday Fayetteville Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>  9 a.m (Note:Change in 
original schedule because we need to do some work on the trail here)

*Saturday, August 5 *Durham Workday Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m  
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM>

*Saturday, August 12* No Workday  Carolina Tarwheels Bike Fest 2006 
<http://www.tarwheels.org/bikefest/> We'll be helping the Tarwheels 
staff Bike Fest again this year. Come out and help us run a rest stop 
north of Hillsborough!

*Saturday, August 19* Durham Workday  Scott King Road Trailhead 
<http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m
*
Saturday, August 26* Chatham County Workday O'Kelly Chapel Road 
Trailhead <http://www.triangletrails.org/DIRECTIONS.HTM> 9 a.m.

Also if you haven't already, please go sign our petition 
<http://www.petitiononline.com/att2/petition.html>asking Durham to stop 
stalling on designing and building the American Tobacco Trail.

Thanks for your help and support in building the American Tobacco Trail.

Happy Trails,

Bill Bussey
President
Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
americantobaccotrail at earthlink.net
www.triangletrails.org
919 545-9104
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